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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Kern County

From the March 27, 2009 Edition

The Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault is encouraging everyone to take a stand against sexual assault. The kick-off event for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) will take place on April 2, at 6 …

Fair Promotes the Gift of Reading

From the March 27, 2009 Edition

By Heather Waites

Don’t forget that Pine Mountain Learning Center (PMLC) will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair at its campus from Monday, March 30 through Thursday, April 2. The public is invited to purchase …

Firefighters’ Union Hosts Barbecue in Pine Mountain

From the March 20, 2009 Edition

Saturday, March 14 was a perfect day for a barbecue, and over a hundred members of the community of Pine Mountain turned out to enjoy a celebration hosted by the Kern County Firefighters Union. Firefighters …

Con Artists Rob Elderly Man at I-5 El Tejon Rest Stop

From the March 20, 2009 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (Friday, March 20 at 4:30 p.m.)—Kern County Sheriff’s Sgt. Mark Brown reports that an 84 year old man was robbed at the sounthbound El Tejon freeway rest stop this afternoon. At approximately …

NEWS ALERT: Water Temporarily Shut Off in Lebec Friday

From the March 20, 2009 Edition

By Michelle Chris-Guadarram, Santana’s Pumping

Due to emergency repairs, water will be shut off Friday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Circle Drive north in Lebec. Direct questions to Lebec County Water …

26,000 Teachers Laid Off Statewide

From the March 20, 2009 Edition

11 May Lose Jobs at ETUSD

By Patric Hedlund

More than 26,000 California teachers and other school staff have received “pink slips” as of March 13, which is the last business day before the annual …

Student Scientists Score Big at County Science Fair

From the March 20, 2009 Edition

Friends and family cheered the 11 local students who took experiments to the 22nd annual Kern County Regional Science Fair in Bakersfield March 17. Nine of them came home with awards. Six of these, it …

Students Seek Missing Funds

From the March 20, 2009 Edition

Nick Onyshko, president for the Associated Student Body (ASB) of Frazier Mountain High School told El Tejon Unified School District Trustees Wednesday, March 11 that newly obtained ASB records show that about $10,000 may still …